Mum dies on seafront after having head trapped between rocks when tide rose

Saffron Cole-Nottage, 32, drowned after her head became trapped between the sea defence rocks in Lowestoft (Picture: East Anglia News Service)

A mum drowned after becoming trapped between rocks head-first while strangers battled to save her before the high tide, an inquest heard.

Saffrdon Cole-Nottage died on the seaside in Lowestoft, Suffolk, after slipping and having her head wedged between the large boulders.

The 32-year-old from Lowestoft, Suffolk, was walking with her daughter and their dog along the town’s seafront on February 2 last year when the tragedy struck.

Suffolk Coroner’s Court heard how strangers who rushed to help tried to pull the mother to safety, but were unable to release her as she ...